Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Ian Niall

Born: 1916
Died: 2002 (aged 86)
Bio: Ian Niall, born John Kincaid McNeillie, was a writer from Galloway in Scotland. He wrote his works under both names. He was born in Old Kilpatrick, to parents from the Machars in South West Scotland.
Known for:
- The Poacher's Handbook (1950)
- A Galloway childhood (1967)
- The way of a countryman (1965)
- English Country Traditions (1988)
- If the Corncrake Calls